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1948 NEW ZEALAND

FRESH MEAT SUPPLIES COMMISSION (REPORT OF)

Laid on the Table of the House by Command of His Excellency

Warrant appointing Commission to inquire into Position regarding Fresh Meat Supplies B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General To all to whom these presents shall come and to : Archibald Albany McLachlan, of Christchurch, Stipendiary Magistrate, Alexander Paterson O'Shea, of Wellington, Secretary, James William Perry, of Auckland, Butcher, William Gardner Simpson, of Wellington, Liaison Officer in the Department of Labour and Employment, Robert Browne Tennent, of Wellington, Assistant DirectorGeneral of Agriculture, and Leicester Chisholm Webb, of Wellington, Director of Stabilization : Greeting. Know ye that pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, I, Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, do hereby appoint you, the said Archibald Albany McLachlan, Alexander Paterson O'Shea, James William Perry, William Gardner Simpson, Robert Browne Tennent, and Leicester Chisholm Webb to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the following matters :■ — 1. Whether the supplies of fresh meat available for the New Zealand retail market are adequate at all times of the year.